Play-Doh Art Gallery

Last week, our English 12 class finished our review of Oedipus Rex by creating play-doh symbols representing Oedipus, Jocasta, Kreon, and Teiresias.  We then had fun doing a "gallery walk" to check out the masterpieces.

(Thanks to Amy Harter for the inspiration to use play-doh in the classroom.)

Putting the "Field" in Field Trip!

The Adventures in Service Learning in our Writing Lab elective continued today with a trip to Stepping Stone School of Horsemanship in Franksville.  Students spent most of the day working with horse poop with NO complaints! 

Farewell, Manzano...

Now in Color

Fifteen fantastic black-and-white images that have been given color!

Resources on Creativity

Creativity is up for discussion in AP English this week as we talk about its significance by examining the control of it/ lack of it in Orwell's 1984.  On Tuesday we will watch and discuss Ken Robinson's TED talk "How schools kill creativity."  When I was growing up, I thought a person was either born creative or not, but now there is phenomenal research and advice on how everyone can tap into their own creative resources.  I really enjoyed Mason Currey's book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work (2013) where he writes about the daily routines of some of the world's most creative people and Bruce Nussbaum's Creative Intelligence: Harnessing the Power to Create, Connect, and Inspire (2013).


http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html









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Tea Party Fun!

These pictures are from my Downton Abbey-themed birthday party at tea time at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee.  33 is my favorite number, so I wanted to do something special.  I was quite impressed with the outfits my family members came up with!